RESIDENCECLASSIFICATION

Residence status is not changed
automatically, and the burden of proof rests with the student to provide
documentation that he or she qualifies as a legal resident under the
regulations of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. To
insure timely completion of required processing, a student/applicant requesting
a change in residence classification for a specific semester should file the
“Petition for Georgia Residence Classification” and all supporting
documentation not later than three weeks (20 working days) prior to
registration.

Decisions prior to registration cannot be
guaranteed when petitions and all supporting documentation are received after
the specified deadline. If the petition is denied and the student wishes to
petition for a later semester, a new Petition for Georgia Residence
Classification must be submitted for that semester. A petition to be
reclassified as a resident of Georgia can be obtained from the Office of
Academic Services and Registrar. Supporting documents and petition should be
returned by July 1 for fall semester, November 15 for spring semester and May1
for summer semester. Legal residents of Georgia, as well as certain categories
of nonresidents, may be enrolled upon payment of resident fees in accordance
with the following Regents' rules:

LEGAL
RESIDENCYREQUIREMENTS(REGENTS’RULES)

(a) If a person is 18 years or older, he or she may register as a
resident student only upon showing that he or she has been a legal resident of
Georgia for a period of at least 12 months immediately before the date of
registration. (b) No emancipated minor or person 18 years of age or older shall
be deemed to have gained or acquired in-state residence status for fee purposes
while attending any educational institution in this state, in the absence of a
clear demonstration that he or she has in fact established legal residence in
this state.

If a person is under 18 years of age, he or she may register as a
resident student only upon showing that his or her supporting parent or
guardian has been a legal resident of Georgia for a period of at least 12
months immediately preceding the date of registration.

If a parent or legal guardian of a minor changes his or her legal
residence to another state following a period of legal residence in Georgia,
the minor may continue to take courses for a period of 12 consecutive months on
the payment of in-state tuition. After the expiration of the 12-month period,
the student may continue his or her registration only upon the payment of fees
at the out of state rate.

In the event that a legal resident of Georgia is appointed as
guardian of a nonresident minor, such minor will not be permitted to register
as an in-state student until the expiration of one year from the date of court
appointment and then only upon a proper showing that such appointment was not
made to avoid payment of the out-of-state fees.

Aliens shall be classified as nonresident students; provided,
however, that an alien who is living in this country under an immigration
document permitting indefinite or permanent residence shall have the same
privilege of qualifying for in state tuition as a citizen of the United
States.

Waivers: An institution may waive out-of-state tuition for: (a)
nonresident students who are financially dependent upon a parent, parents or
spouse who has been a legal resident of Georgia for at least twelve consecutive
months immediately preceding the date of registration; provided, however, that
such financial dependence shall have existed for at least twelve consecutive
months immediately preceding the date of registration; (b) international
students, selected by the institutional president or his or her authorized
representative, provided that the number of such waivers in effect does not
exceed one percent of the equivalent full-time students enrolled at the
institution in the fall semester immediately preceding the semester for which
the out-of-state tuition is to be waived; (c) full-time employees of the
University System, their spouses and their dependent children; (d) medical and
dental residents and medical and dental interns at the Medical College of
Georgia. (e) full-time teachers in the public schools of Georgia or in the
programs of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education, and their
dependent children. Teachers employed full time on military bases in Georgia
shall also qualify for this waiver; (f) career consular officers and their
dependents who are citizens of the foreign nation which their consular officer
represents, and who are stationed and living in Georgia under orders of their
respective governments. This waiver shall apply only to those consular officers
whose nations operate on the principle of educational reciprocity with the
United States; (g) military personnel and their dependents stationed in Georgia
and on active duty unless such military personnel are assigned as students to
system institutions for educational purposes. (h) selected graduate students at
university-level institutions. (i) students who are legal residents of
out-of-state counties bordering on Georgia counties in which an institution of
the University System is located and who are enrolled in said
institution.

A student who is classified as a resident of
Georgia must notify the Office of Academic Services and Registrar immediately
of any change in residence status. If it is determined that the student has
misrepresented or omitted facts which result in classification or
reclassification as a resident student, retroactive charges for non-resident
fees will be made by the Fiscal Affairs officer. PLEASE NOTE: In order to avoid
delay and inconvenience upon arrival for registration, prospective students
should seek clarification of all questions concerning residence status at the
time of admission. Questions for clarification should be addressed to The
Office of Academic Services and Registrar, Albany State University, Albany,
Georgia 31705.

OUT-OF-STATE
WAIVERS FOR UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS IN A FIRST UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREE SEEKING
PROGRAM

Eligible to Apply: New freshmen, transfer
students, and continuing students

When awarded an out-of-state waiver there is no guarantee that a
student will receive the waiver on a continuous basis.

Must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale
to receive a waiver and have no required remedial coursework. This requirement
must be satisfied each semester.

Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a minimum of 12 ASU
credit hours each semester.

Must have a need and, when applying all financial aid, not be able
to pay tuition and fees.

Must continue to show progress toward degree completion in order
to maintain the waiver.

Must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen according to
federal immigration law.